Sunday, January 31, 2010

World’s Smallest Operating system

After seeing the popularity of that post, i thought it would be good to inform you about worlds smallest Operating system too. Being a great Linux fan, i always support Linux.I am glad to inform you that the smallest OS is a linux based  OS.Its actually not a linux, but its a Linux variant.

It is known as KolibriOS.  KolibriOS (also known as KOS and Kolibri) is a free operating system with a monolithic preemptive, real-time kernel, video drivers, for 32-bit x86 architecture computers, developed and maintained by The KolibriOS Project Team.Its only 2.4 MB in size.  KolibriOS is a derivative of MenuetOS, written entirely in FASM (assembly language). However, C–, C, C++, Free Pascal, Forth, among other high-level languages and compilers, can also be used in user application development. KolibriOS is available in English, German and Russian. It is named after the German and Russian word for hummingbird – Kolibri.

Read more: DigitalKamera
Official site: Kolibri